Not sure what you mean by 'actual stuff'. If you have the basics of HTML/CSS and Javascript then the best way to progress is to start building things: from a simple static webpage upwards. It's also worth looking at things built by others in order to try and understand how they work by playing around with modifying them. There are a million open source projects out there which will give you a starting point.
What was it about trying to put your learning in to practice which made you frustrated enough to give up? You should maybe address that first before starting on another language otherwise you're likely to hit the same wall again.